Refreshing approach

Big Bear liquor store toasts successful first year

by dennis darrow
the pueblo chieftain

Published: April 16, 2014;Last modified: April 16, 2014 04:00AM

A year since Big Bear Wine and Liquor opened with its spacious Western outdoors-themed showroom and giant “beer cave” walk-in cooler, Ryan Seybold still hears the same question from first-time visitors: Why Pueblo?

His response: “Why not? Pueblo deserves nice things.”

Big Bear launched at 2037 S. Pueblo Blvd. in February 2013, the brainchild of brothers Alan and Brian Lucas, their sister, Jackie Seybold, and her husband, Ryan.

Taking a page from large destination retailers such as Bass Pro, the family members designed and built a midsized destination store, this one for beer-and-wine enthusiasts.